Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade and their shortest in the party’s modern history to replace Justin Trudeau. He announced Jan. 6 that he will step down as soon as a national vote is completed to elect his successor. The party will announce the new […]

Ontario Provincial Police say three people have been arrested and two of them have been charged with first-degree murder in a northern Ontario fire that left a man dead two years ago. Police say emergency officials responded to a “suspicious” fire at a home and vehicle in Huron Shores, Ont., around 9 a.m. on Feb. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 300 points Friday despite strength in energy stocks as the price of oil climbed, while U.S. stock markets also fell as investors reacted to the latest labour market reports. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 305.63 points at 24,767.73. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial […]

Ontario Provincial Police say a 19-year-old is facing upgraded and additional charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly making threats against a Collingwood high school and planning to harm students. Police say they received a report last September about a potential threat toward Collingwood Collegiate Institute by a former student, but it was not imminent as […]

The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team was scheduled to leave late Friday for Australia and the HSBC SVNS Perth, bolstered by the return of veteran Olivia Apps and fellow Olympian Florence Symonds. Coach Jocelyn Barrieau, who had seven new faces in her squad for the first two stops of the HSBC SVNS season, has included […]

TORONTO (AP) — Robin Fraser was hired Friday by Toronto, his third Major League Soccer head coaching job after Chivas USA and Colorado. Fraser, 58, replaced John Herdman, who quit in November after about 14 months. Toronto missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the 15-team Eastern Conference with 11 wins, 19 losses and four draws. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 300 points in late-morning trading despite strength in energy stocks as the price of oil climbed, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 321.02 points at 24,752.34. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 618.02 points at […]

TORONTO — The chief executives of Corus Entertainment Inc. say they’re encouraged by responses to the launch of its two new lifestyle brands, but acknowledge “fluctuations” in audience levels could still lie ahead after it lost the content rights for Food Network and HGTV. Speaking to analysts on the television and radio broadcaster’s first-quarter earnings […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Ridly Greig to a four-year, US$13-million contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal carries an average annual value of $3.25 million. Greig, 22, has appeared in 129 NHL games over parts of three seasons with the Senators. The Lethbridge, Alta., native set career highs with 72 […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC has named Robin Fraser its new head coach, according to a source. The 58-year-old Fraser is a former assistant coach with the franchise, leaving Toronto in August 2019 to take over the Colorado Rapids. After initial success with the Rapids, he was fired in September 2023 with the injury-plagued club in […]